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When the bough breaks movie 6051611/25/2022 ![]() Speaking of that conflict, though it doesn't mainly include Laura, once Anna is interested in John it's like Laura isn't a part of the story anymore it's all about Anna and John for the majority of the movie. So it was a funny epiphany for me when I realized near the end of the movie how the conflict with Anna wanting John forced John to decide whether he'd give into sexual temptation or be a faithful husband. It is implied that their love wasn't always so perfect and at one point they were interested more in the sexual side of a relationship rather than true love. I doubt anyone else would feel the same way though because I can be sensitive sometimes.Īs for the couple, I also liked their personal story too. For me, I wanted to have sympathy for her but I knew I shouldn't have and that feeling is something I commend the writers for putting into me. I learned a lot about her character and it's understandable how she would become the woman she was, which when thought about for a while it's very depressing to think about. A compliment to Anna's character for coming up with so many good excuses as to why she behaved the way she did and how she would manage to get the upper hand against the couple. Though some scenes, especially with Anna's boyfriend Mike Mitchell (Theo Rossi) can be pretty over the top and cheesy, I think overall the characters were believable and did everything in their power to get what they wanted mainly through wit, which is what I really liked. At first I was okay with seeing Anna right away, but watching the scenes play out and Anna showing obvious antagonistic signs, the beginning of the movie felt very rushed and it felt like the writers just wanted to get to the juicy parts of the story.Ī positive I will mention though is the script itself. It begins with immediately introducing Anna and Anna even converses with Laura before the movie hits the 5 minute mark. I have a comment on the start of the movie. The film shows about 10 seconds of them working before it suddenly switches to another scene, so it left me wondering about what was the purpose of showing that scene anyways? They could have edited out them doing their jobs because they didn't say anything of importance, they were just working as usual. The structure of the story felt like it was cutting off scenes too quickly and there should have been a little more dialogue or action involved before anything could move forward.įor example, there is a scene where it shows John and Laura at their respective jobs. Seeing her performance and how she tended to behave childishly and spoke very little upon first meeting her, I thought it fit the mannerisms of a little girl so it made her advances on John even more creepy. I needed something more from the actress and I felt like I wasn't getting it.Īlso, I'm guessing that it's just me but I think the actress for Anna looks almost too young for the role, no offense. The movie gives several clues within her mannerisms that spoils her role in the movie. The constant smiling alone blew her cover of trying to pretend she wasn't a villain as well if someone never saw the trailer to this, I'm sure they would guess right away that she's supposed to be the antagonist. Since the movie introduces Anna, she seems to stick with this forced smile that makes it look like she was too afraid to go all out with her expressions. I thought the acting from the couple was decent and you could feel their frustration with the events that were happening to them, although sometimes I think they could have amped up their emotions when it came to them being afraid.Īnna's actress was just a step less impressive than the couple's. That would lead to the whole tree starting to fall apart obviously and in my opinion, that's how it felt between the couple John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) when dealing with their surrogate Anna Walsh (Jaz Sinclair). A bough is the main brach of a tree, so the title is basically saying: when the main branch of the tree breaks. ![]() The story is about a married couple who uses a surrogate mother to help them have a baby, but the joys of becoming a parent is not as easy as they couple expected.ĭid this film have me on the edge of my seat gnawing at my fingernails like a baby or was it instead a giant bore and made me want to take a nap? The drama/mystery, 'When the Bough Breaks.' was directed by John Francis "Jon" Cassar. I don't know what the appeal was, but the moment I finished watching the trailer for 'When the Bough Breaks', I was determined to see it in theaters as soon as it came out and I did just that. ![]()
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